Official Visit Alexandria Visitors Guide 2020 Official Visit Alexandria Visitors Guide(clon | Page 28

SEL F - G U I D ED TOU R
Discover Alexandria while you stroll historic streets.
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1. Alexandria Visitor Center (221 King St.) Re-creation of the
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circa 1724 home of Scottish merchant and city co-founder
William Ramsay.
Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 N. Union St.). A torpedo
factory during World War II, now home to 82 artists’
studios and seven galleries.
Providence (1 Cameron St.) This tall ship is a reproduction
of one of the most renowned ships in the Continental Navy.
Captain’s Row (100 block of Prince St., private) Iconic
cobblestone block named after a successful overseas trader.
The Athenaeum (201 Prince St.) Built in 1851 and today an
art gallery, this antebellum Greek Revival building was once
a bank.
Apothecary Museum (105-107 S. Fairfax St.) Tour this 18th
century family-run pharmacy to see still-intact herbal
botanicals, medical equipment and more.
City Hall (301 King St.) Built in 1871 as a courthouse atop
a market space frequented by Washington, today the
farmers’ market tradition continues Saturdays year-round.
Carlyle House (121 N. Fairfax St.) This Georgian Palladian
manor house was built in 1753 by wealthy Scottish
merchant and city cofounder John Carlyle.
Gadsby’s Tavern (134 N. Royal St.) This two-building
complex includes the 1785 City Tavern whose notable
patrons included Washington and Jeff erson and the 1792
Federal style City Hotel.
Washington Townhouse (508 Cameron St., private) Re-
creation of a townhouse built by Washington in 1769 to
provide quarters when he couldn’t return to Mount Vernon.
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11. Spite House (523 Queen St., private) The skinniest historic
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house in America, built in 1830 to keep loiterers out of the
adjacent alley, is just 7 feet wide.
Lee-Fendall House (614 Oronoco St.) Tour this 18th-century
home to learn about life in the house from 1810-1950.
Christ Church (118 N. Washington St.) Built in 1773,
Washington played a part in building this rectangular
Georgian church and was an original pew-holder (#60).
Murray-Dick-Fawcett House (517 Prince St., private; garden
open) Built in 1775, this timber frame and brick dwelling
was around during the American Revolution.
The Lyceum (201 S. Washington St.) Built in 1839 and once
a Civil War hospital, today, visitors explore the Alexandria
History Museum at The Lyceum.
Contrabands & Freedmen Cemetery (1001 S. Washington
St.) Between 1864-1869, 1,800 African Americans who fl ed
to Union-occupied Alexandria to escape bondage were
buried here. Sculpture and interpretive panels tell the story.
Freedom House Museum (1315 Duke St.) Museum housed
in the former headquarters of the largest domestic slave
trading company in the country.
Friendship Firehouse Museum (107 S. Alfred St.)
Established in 1774, Friendship Fire Company was the
city’s fi rst volunteer fi re company. This fi rehouse was built
in 1855.
Alexandria Black History Museum (902 Wythe St.)
Originally the segregated library, the museum presents
exhibits and programs on African American history and
culture.